Waterless yarn dyeing system, yarn separation equipment thereof, and dyeing equipment thereof

Abstract

A waterless yarn dyeing system includes a piece of yarn separation equipment and a piece of dyeing equipment. The yarn separation equipment is adapted for separating a plurality of yarns. The dyeing equipment is adapted for outputting an ink to the yarns, and includes an ink supply device, an inkjet device, and at least two pump units. The ink supply device includes two ink containers that are adapted for holding the ink, at least two ink supply tubes that are respectively connected to the ink containers, and an ink tank that is connected to the at least two ink supply tubes. The at least two pump units are respectively disposed on the at least two ink supply tubes. Each of the at least two pump units includes an input pump and an output pump that are operable to adjust a flow rate of the ink, and a temporary storage box.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A waterless yarn dyeing system comprising:
 a piece of yarn separation equipment adapted for separating a plurality of yarns, and including
 a yarn separation plate, the yarn separation plate having a top surface, and a plurality of separation grooves that are formed in the top surface, that extend in a first direction, that are spaced apart from each other in a second direction, and that are adapted for the plurality of yarns to be spaced apart from each other and to be disposed thereon, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; and 
   a piece of dyeing equipment adapted for outputting an ink to the plurality of yarns, and including
 an ink supply device that includes two ink containers which are adapted for holding the ink, at least two ink supply tubes which are respectively connected to the ink containers, and an ink tank which is connected to the at least two ink supply tubes, 
 an inkjet device that communicates with the ink tank and that is adapted for outputting the ink to the plurality of yarns, and 
 at least two pump units that are respectively disposed on the at least two ink supply tubes, each of the at least two pump units including an input pump that is operable to adjust a flow rate of the ink, a temporary storage box that communicates with the input pump, and an output pump that is operable to adjust the flow rate of the ink and that communicates with the temporary storage box, for each of the at least two pump units, the input pump, the temporary storage box, and the output pump being adapted for the ink to flow therethrough in sequence. 
   
     
     
         2 . The waterless yarn dyeing system as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a piece of yarn winding equipment connected downstream of the piece of dyeing equipment, the piece of yarn winding equipment having a plurality of yarn pass eyelets that are adapted for the plurality of yarns to pass therethrough, and a winder unit, the winder unit having a winder frame, a plurality of frame eyelets that are disposed on the winder frame, a plurality of yarn winders that are disposed on the winder frame, and an electric motor subunit that is disposed on the winder frame, the plurality of yarn winders being driven by the electric motor subunit to rotate so as to wind the plurality of yarns. 
     
     
         3 . A piece of dyeing equipment adapted for outputting an ink to a plurality of yarns, the piece of dyeing equipment comprising:
 an ink supply device including two ink containers that are adapted for holding the ink, at least two ink supply tubes that are respectively connected to the ink containers, and an ink tank that is connected to the at least two ink supply tubes;   an inkjet device communicating with the ink tank and adapted for outputting the ink to the plurality of yarns; and   at least two pump units respectively disposed on the at least two ink supply tubes, each of the at least two pump units including an input pump that is operable to adjust a flow rate of the ink, a temporary storage box that communicates with the input pump, and an output pump that is operable to adjust the flow rate of the ink and that communicates with the temporary storage box, for each of the at least two pump units, the input pump, the temporary storage box, and the output pump being adapted for the ink to flow therethrough in sequence.   
     
     
         4 . The piece of dyeing equipment as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the temporary storage boxes of the at least two pump units are connected upstream of the ink tank, and are located at a same height. 
     
     
         5 . The piece of dyeing equipment as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each of the at least two pump units is connected to a respective one of the ink containers via the respective one of the at least two ink supply tubes, and is closer to the ink tank than the respective one of the ink containers. 
     
     
         6 . The piece of dyeing equipment as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising an ink mixture control unit, each of the at least two pump units further including a liquid level indicator that is disposed on the temporary storage box thereof, the ink mixture control unit being electrically coupled to the input pump, the output pump, and the liquid level indicator of each of the at least two pump units, and being operable to control the flow rate of the ink that flows through the input pump and the output pump of each of the at least two pump units so that a liquid level of the ink in the temporary storage box of each of the at least two pump units is kept at a target level. 
     
     
         7 . The piece of dyeing equipment as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising a stir unit disposed in the ink tank, the stir unit being adapted for stirring the ink that flows into the ink tank. 
     
     
         8 . The piece of dyeing equipment as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising an ink temperature control unit and an ink mixture control unit, the ink temperature control unit including an ink heater that is disposed in the ink tank and that is adapted for heating the ink which flows into the ink tank, and an ink temperature sensor that is disposed in the ink tank and that is adapted for measuring a temperature of the ink in the ink tank, the ink mixture control unit being electrically coupled to the ink heater and the ink temperature sensor, and being operable to control the ink heater to heat the ink in the ink tank to a target temperature according to the temperature of the ink in the ink tank that is measured by the ink temperature sensor. 
     
     
         9 . A piece of yarn separation equipment adapted for separating a plurality of yarns, the piece of yarn separation equipment comprising:
 a yarn separation plate having a top surface, and a plurality of separation grooves that are formed in the top surface, that extend in a first direction, that are spaced apart from each other in a second direction, and that are adapted for the plurality of yarns to be spaced apart from each other and to be disposed thereon, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.   
     
     
         10 . The piece of yarn separation equipment as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprising a plate heater disposed on the yarn separation plate and operable to heat the yarn separation plate. 
     
     
         11 . The piece of yarn separation equipment as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of separation grooves are respectively defined by a plurality of groove surfaces, any two adjacent ones of the plurality of groove surfaces being connected by a rounded surface. 
     
     
         12 . The piece of yarn separation equipment as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprising a cover plate that is disposed on the yarn separation plate and that covers the plurality of separation grooves. 
     
     
         13 . The piece of yarn separation equipment as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprising at least one yarn separation roller connected upstream of the yarn separation plate, an actuation unit operable to drive the at least one yarn separation roller to rotate, and a yarn separation control unit electrically coupled to the actuation unit, the at least one yarn separation roller being formed with a plurality of annular grooves that are spaced apart from each other and that are adapted for the plurality of yarns to be spaced apart from each other and to be disposed thereon, the yarn separation control unit being operable to receive data of a conveying speed of the plurality of yarns and to control the actuation unit according to the data of the conveying speed of the plurality of yarns so that the actuation unit drives the at least one yarn separation roller to rotate at a speed that matches the conveying speed of the plurality of yarns. 
     
     
         14 . The piece of yarn separation equipment as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the at least one yarn separation roller includes a plurality of yarn separation rollers that are adapted for the plurality of yarns to wind therearound, thereby changing an advancing direction of the plurality of yarns, the actuation unit being operable to drive the plurality of yarn separation rollers to rotate. 
     
     
         15 . The piece of yarn separation equipment as claimed in  claim 14 , further comprising a yarn arrangement unit connected upstream of the plurality of yarn separation rollers, the yarn arrangement unit being wavy and including a plurality of yarn arrangement plates, any two adjacent ones of the plurality of yarn arrangement plates being pivotably connected to each other, each of the plurality of yarn arrangement plates including a plurality of yarn separation teeth that are spaced apart from each other, the plurality of yarn separation teeth of each of the plurality of yarn arrangement plates defining a plurality of gaps that are adapted for the plurality of yarns to pass therethrough, a length of the yarn arrangement unit being adjustable to change a distance between any two adjacent ones of the plurality of yarns.